EPA taking public comment on air permits for 2 offshore wind farm projects off Cape Cod Boston 25 News [Video]

BOSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has opened a public comment period on air quality operating permits for two offshore wind farm projects off Cape Cod.

New England Wind 1 and 2 would have a total capacity of up to 2,600 megawatts of clean, renewable energy that the bureau estimates could power more than 900,000 homes each year, according to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

The bureau announced the approval of the two wind farm projects in July.

The New England Wind 1 and 2 projects are situated approximately 20 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and about 24 nautical miles southwest of Nantucket.

The construction and operations plan includes up to 129 wind turbine generators, with up to five offshore export cables transmitting electricity to onshore transmission systems in the Town of Barnstable and Bristol County, according to the bureau.